April 26, 2007

IP Sweep

Goodwin Procter raided Hunton & Williams' DC office for a six-partner intellectual property team, including Thomas Scott, the former chair of the Richmond-based firm's IP practice. Joining Scott, who will chair Goodwin's national IP practice, are Scott Robertson, Jennifer Albert, Patrick Doody, David Young and Stephen Schreiner. The firm, which ramped up its DC presence in a major way in 2004 by merging with Shea & Gardner, has been on the prowl for high-profile laterals as of late. In January the firm brought on Mark Heller, chairman of WilmerHale's Food and Drug Administration department, to start an FDA practice in its DC office. Now, the question is whether the group will lure a bevy of their former associates over to Goodwin.